The Red Headed Stranger is at it again, as country music legend and biodiesel advocate Willie Nelson performs at the Willie’s Place at Carl’s Corner Truck Stop tomorrow and Wednesday (Feb. 24 & 25) for the opening of the Texas biodiesel facility. This press release posted on MarketWatch.com has details: The truck stop, which is 50% owned by Earth Biofuels, …
Biodiesel Board Moves to Set Record Straight on Deforestation Issue
The National Biodiesel Board is attempting to set the record straight and debunk some research the NBB sees as faulty. The research in question comes from Holly Gibbs, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment. Gibbs contends that the biodiesel production is contributing to deforestation. But NBB CEO Joe Jobe argues the biodiesel industry is built on …
Warranties Against Biodiesel Use Might Be Invalid
How much biodiesel can you run in your diesel-powered vehicle? Well, some manufacturers warn that if you use more than a 5 percent blend, you’ll void your warranty. But this interesting post on the New York Times’ Green Inc. Blog says there might be some question about whether the auto companies can restrict warranties based on the fuel you use… …
Algae Association to Hold Biofuels Workshop
That little green pond scum is growing more and more every day as a feedstock for a green fuel. And a group backing the turning of algae into biodiesel is hosting a summit to help make the fuel some green… money. The National Algae Association‘s Mid-South Chapter is hosting the Atlanta Algae Workshop, entitled “Algae, Our New Biofuel,” at the …
Europeans to Slap Duties on US Biodiesel
It’s been building for more than a year, and now, it looks like the war of words between the U.S. and European biodiesel communities will turn into a duty war. This story from CNNMoney says Dow Jones Newswires has obtained a document that says the European Commission will place temporary duties on American biodiesel imported onto the continent starting March …
Communicating Renewables a Timely Topic
The Communicating Renewables Summit coming up in Minneapolis April 21-23 is a timely event for those involved in the alternative energy arena. The conference is designed specifically for the challenging task of getting the positive message about all renewables out to consumers, stakeholders, policy leaders and the media. Conference organizer Joanna Schroeder with 4RCommunications says she came up with the …
Biofuels Council Founder Appointed to Advisory Board
The Latin American biofuels development firm of Santiago & Sinclair has appointed Sean O’Hanlon, founder and executive director of the American Biofuels Council (ABC), to their advisory board. The firm is comprised of experts who assist organizations looking to enter the biofuels sector in Latin America. “As the founder of one of the most influential biofuels associations in America, Sean …
Energy Department and OriginOil Team Up for Algae Biodiesel
A company working to make algae biodiesel comercially mainstream has teamed up with the U.S. government to come closer to that goal. Biodiesel Magazine reports OriginOil Inc. inked an agreement with the U.S. DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory to validate and commercialize the Los Angeles-based company’s algae-to-oil technology into the mainstream market: The multi-phase research program will focus on commercial scaling …
Atlanta Recycles Grease Into Biodiesel
Atlanta, Georgia is the latest city to set up a program to turn waste restaurant grease into biodiesel as part of the city’s “Atlanta Recycles” program… an effort with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to create the Southeast United State’s first waste-free zone. This EPA press release explains the biofuel phase of the program is part of a larger composting …